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Article: New York Beat

Hermeto Pascoal

by Nick Catalano
November 2, 2004

In the past few months I've been quite busy writing program notes and preview pieces for the gala opening of the new home for Jazz at Lincoln Center. Opening night (see related article ) was October 18th and the early reaction to the new facility, its ambience and its acoustics is a cavalcade of praise and ...

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Article: Record Label Profile

Smalls Records

by Celeste Sunderland
November 1, 2004

Pianist Frank Hewitt lived in a stripped-out, walk-in refrigerator in the back room of Smalls jazz club the last years of his life. “He was one of the most remarkable pianists to come along, yet almost nobody knew who he was," said Smalls Records founder Luke Kaven. “There was something very disturbing about seeing somebody who ...

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Article: Megaphone

Malachi Thompson: The Evolution of Jazz and the Survival of Our Democratic Society

by AAJ Staff
November 1, 2004

I've written about jazz as a model for American democracy before, but only in passing. However, in light of voting rights issues that arose during the 2000 presidential election, the events surrounding the 9/11 attacks and what's most important---our government's response to those events---it dawned upon me that “Now's The Time" (Charlie Parker) for deeper reflection ...

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Article: Album Review

Frank Jackson: New York After Dark

Read "New York After Dark" reviewed by Jim Santella

by Jim Santella
November 1, 2004

Veteran Bay Area singer Frank Jackson works with a stellar quartet on New York After Dark to interpret classic pages from the Great American Songbook. Recorded in November 2003, the session represents one of James Williams' final performances. Together, Jackson, Williams and crew fuse a veteran's allure with unique interpretations. Singer Jackson delivers his ...

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Article: Extended Analysis

Albert Ayler: Holy Ghost

by A. Henkin
October 31, 2004

Albert Ayler Holy Ghost Revenant 2004 Albert Ayler was a mysterious figure. His recording career was relatively brief, beginning in 1962 and ending in 1970, with several of the entries live performances released many years after his passing. His demise itself was a bizarre circumstance. Revenant Records, ...

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Article: Profile

Sal Mosca

by Elliott Simon
October 31, 2004

At the age of 12, pianist Sal Mosca was sitting on the curb on a hot summer day with some friends. He felt a cool breeze come at him and his next thought was that he wanted to take piano lessons. He acted on that impulse and began a journey that has thus far spanned seven ...

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Article: Interview

Checking in with Chick

by Ty Cumbie
October 30, 2004

Like his hero Thelonious Monk, Chick Corea's presence in jazz is impossible to avoid. Anyone who takes interest in Miles Davis' fusion groups of the '70s is aware that Corea played on Davis' monumental 1969 record Bitches Brew. Avant-garde-ists interested in Anthony Braxton will be familiar with the '70s group Circle, with Corea, Dave Holland and ...

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Article: From Far and Wide

Remembering Jazz at the Brooklyn Paramount

by AAJ Staff
October 26, 2004

You get a few clues as soon as you enter the building. A glimpse of marble here, a bit of Baroque grillwork there, let you know you're not just in some run-of-the-mill, multi-purpose university hall. Duck through the doorway to the right and the cavernous student cafeteria, with its grand staircase, wrought iron Juliet balconies, huge ...

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Article: Album Review

Sean Jones: Eternal Journey

Read "Eternal Journey" reviewed by Russ Musto

by Russ Musto
October 25, 2004

Sean Jones is the new horn in town. The 25-year-old trumpeter makes his debut as a leader on Eternal Journey, and he's obviously already well on his way to becoming an important voice on his instrument. For his first album he has surrounded himself with a group of highly skilled compatible musicians who complement and inspire ...

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Article: Album Review

Ted Sirota: Breeding Resistance

Read "Breeding Resistance" reviewed by Terrell Kent Holmes

by Terrell Kent Holmes
October 25, 2004

From Billie Holiday's “Strange Fruit" to Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite, jazz has played its part in the all too frequent struggles against oppression and despotism. Drummer Ted Sirota, with his band Rebel Souls, has written another page in this long and rich tradition of protest music with Breeding Resistance , designed to raise awareness of ...